Mark Criner

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mark Criner
Occupation	American Football Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 18, 1966(1966-12-18)
Age	58
Birthplace	Fresno
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Mark Criner Biography

Mark Criner is one of the most popular and richest American Football Player who was born on December 18, 1966 in Fresno, California, United States. Mark Criner (born December 18 in 1966) is a famous American professional football player. He is currently the coach of linebackers and an assistant Special Teams coach with the team of the XFL’s Seattle Dragons. On the college level the defensive coordinator was a part of his duties for six years in the University of Idaho, and had the same role for a number of years at Middle Tennessee, Cincinnati, Portland State, the original XFL’s Las Vegas Outlaws, and CSU-Pueblo. He also served as an assistant to the defensive team in Minnesota, Eastern Michigan, Utah State, Lamar, LSU as well as LSU, the American Football League’s Atlanta Legends, and Tulane.

After his time as a coach at Utah State, Criner coached at Portland State for eight seasons under the direction of head coach Tim Walsh. Criner played as a Special Teams Coach and Secondary Coach Coordinator from 1993-1995 , and Linebackers Coach and Defensive Coordinator between 1996 and 1999. The time was when Portland State made the NCAA Division II playoffs three times between 1993 and 1995 prior to changing into NCAA Division IAA.

Following the folding of the XFL in 2002, Criner joined the Cincinnati football staff as Co-Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers Coach under head coach Rick Minter. Criner’s defense ranked in the top 30 in both seasons he was with the Bearcats.

Criner served as Defensive Coordinator and Safeties coach at Middle Tennessee from 2004–2005 under head coach Andy McCollum.

Criner started his career as a coach in the year 1991 in Utah State, where he played two seasons as a coach of Outside Linebackers with head Coach Charlie Weatherbie.

Mark Criner Net Worth

Mark Criner is one of the richest American Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mark Criner 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His father, Jim Criner, is a former football coach who has more than 35 years of experience in coaching. As the head coach, his father took home in 1980 the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship as well as the 1996 NFL Europe World Bowl. As of 2001 Criner got the chance to join the coaching staff of his father with The XFL’s Las Vegas Outlaws.

Criner is a native of Fresno, California. The father of Criner, Jim Criner, is a former football coach with more than 35 years of coaching experience, both collegiate and professional experience. Criner went to Iowa State University for one season in 1986 , before moving into Boise State University in 1987. While at Boise State, he was an all-time letterwinner and graduated with a master’s in physical education in the year 1990.

Criner left Portland State in 2001 to join the staff of the Las Vegas Outlaws, a member of the XFL. The head coach of the Outlaws was Jim Criner, Mark Criner’s father. Criner acted as Defensive Coordinator and Secondary coach of the Outlaws and lead the league in scoring, rushing, and total defense.

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In 2016, Criner was the linebackers and special teams coach for the Rhode Island Rams.

Facts & Trivia

Mark Ranked on the list of most popular American Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mark Criner celebrates birthday on December 18 of every year.

In 2018, Criner was a defensive analyst for LSU, where they compiled a 10-3 record and finished 6th in the AP Poll.

Top Facts about Mark Criner

1. Mark Criner is a former American football player and coach.
2. He was born in 1966.
3. Criner played college football at the University of Nevada, Reno.
4. He later coached at various colleges including UNLV and Utah State.
5. In 2009, he became the head coach at Southern Oregon University.
6. During his tenure, he led the team to two conference championships.
7. Criner has also worked as an assistant coach for several NFL teams.
8. He was part of the coaching staff that won Super Bowl XXXVII with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2003.
9. As a player, Criner played defensive back and returned kicks/punts.
10. He had a brief stint with the San Francisco 49ers in 1990-91 season.